Mexico City & Central Highlands, Mexico

Central Mexico pivots around Mexico City's Zócalo and Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul, Teotihuacán's Sun Pyramid an hour northeast, and the colonial silver towns of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato in the Bajío highlands.

Highlights

When to Visit

Oct-Nov

Day of the Dead celebrations late October-early November fill Mexico City and San Miguel cemeteries, and Mexico City Marathon late August.

Mar-May

Jacaranda blooms purple across Mexico City in March, Cervantino festival in Guanajuato is October, and dry-season terraces around Roma and Condesa pleasant.

Jun-Sep

Rainy afternoons but mornings clear, monarch butterfly forests at Sierra Chincua opening November-March, and Mexico City's museum scene unaffected by afternoon storms.

Dec-Feb

Cool clear winter with Mexico City pollution at year-best, Three Kings parade January 5, and monarchs at peak in El Rosario and Sierra Chincua sanctuaries.